Морской волк

Chapter 20

           Thiswomanwasanewtypetohim,adifferentbreedfromanyhehadeverknown,andhewascurious.Hestudiedher,hiseyesrarelyleavingherfaceunlesstofollowthemovementsofherhandsorshoulders.Istudiedhermyself,andthoughitwasIwhomaintainedtheconversation,IknowthatIwasabitshy,notquiteself-possessed.Hiswastheperfectpoise,thesupremeconfidenceinself,whichnothingcouldshake;andhewasnomoretimidofawomanthanhewasofstormandbattle.

           "AndwhenshallwearriveatYokohama?"sheasked,turningtohimandlookinghimsquarelyintheeyes.

           Thereitwas,thequestionflat.Thejawsstoppedworking,theearsceasedwobbling,andthougheyesremainedgluedonplates,eachmanlistenedgreedilyfortheanswer.

           "Infourmonths,possiblythreeiftheseasonclosesearly,"WolfLarsensaid.

           Shecaughtherbreathandstammered,"IIthoughtIwasgiventounderstandthatYokohamawasonlyaday’ssailaway.It"Hereshepausedandlookedaboutthetableatthecircleofunsympatheticfacesstaringhardattheplates."Itisnotright,"sheconcluded.

           "ThatisaquestionyoumustsettlewithMr.VanWeydenthere,"hereplied,noddingtomewithamischievoustwinkle."Mr.VanWeydeniswhatyoumaycallanauthorityonsuchthingsasrights.NowI,whoamonlyasailor,wouldlookuponthesituationsomewhatdifferently.Itmaypossiblybeyourmisfortunethatyouhavetoremainwithus,butitiscertainlyourgoodfortune."

           Heregardedhersmilingly.

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